that weakness." And again: "Napoleon's guiding purpose in the Empire was to export liberty, equality, justice and sovereignty of the people," is qualified a little later by "It is true there were blots on the imperial picture. Too often Napoleon acted brusquely, while Jerome overspent…" References in other works In Bill Clinton's 2004 autobiography, My Life, he writes, "I still remember sitting in front of the fire on a cold winter day as Hillary and I read Vincent Cronin's biography of Napoleon together." References External links Academy of Achievement Booksonthemove Gojaba 1971 non-fiction books Books about Napoleon French biographies British biographies